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السوط

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root السوط primarily relates to mixing, blending, and stirring. It extends to concepts of a whip or lash, a portion or share, intensity, and a watery mixture. Figuratively, it can denote disorder, confusion, or a unified matter.

Derived headwords

السَّوْطnoun
  1. 1.
    Whip, lashboth

    A strip of leather or other material used for striking, especially as a tool for punishment or control.

  2. 2.
    Portion, shareclassical

    A part or quantity of something that is allotted or distributed.

  3. 3.
    Intensity, severityclassical

    The state or quality of being intense or severe.

  4. 4.
    Watery mixtureclassical

    A liquid mixture, especially one with a lot of water.

  5. 5.
    Light from a creviceclassical

    A beam of light entering through a small opening, like a window slit.

سَاطَverb
  1. 1.
    To mix, blendboth

    To combine two or more substances or ingredients, often by stirring or beating.

  2. 2.
    To stir vigorouslyclassical

    To agitate a mixture with force until thoroughly combined.

سَوْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    A single matterclassical

    Referring to a unified affair or a single issue.

المِسْوَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Mixing toolboth

    An instrument, such as a stick or rod, used for mixing or stirring.

  2. 2.
    A horseclassical

    A specific horse known for its speed or responsiveness, only yielding when whipped.

المِسْوَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Offspring of Iblisclassical

    A demonic entity that incites anger and rage.

اسْتَاطَverb
  1. 1.
    To be disordered, mixedclassical

    To become confused, agitated, or thoroughly mixed up.

سَوِيطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Watery stewclassical

    A broth or stew with a high proportion of liquid, containing vegetables and grains.

السِّيَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Leek stalksclassical

    The stalks of leeks, particularly those with their seed pods attached.

سَوَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    To mix thoroughlyclassical

    To cause something to be thoroughly mixed or blended.

  2. 2.
    To confuse, disorderclassical

    To bring about a state of confusion or disorder in something.

سِيَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Whipsboth

    Plural of السوط (al-sawṭ), referring to multiple whips or lashes.

أَسْوَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Whipsboth

    Plural of السوط (al-sawṭ), referring to multiple whips or lashes.

التَّسْوِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Mixing, blendingclassical

    The act of mixing or blending two or more things together.

المِسْوَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Mixing toolboth

    An instrument used for mixing or stirring.

سُوطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Constriction, contractionclassical

    A feeling of tightening or shrinking, often in the soul or spirit.

Parallel reading

السوط: الخلط، أو هو أن تخلط شيئين في إنائك، ثم تضربهما بيدك حتى يختلطا، كالتسويط، والمقرعة، لأنها تخلط اللحم بالدم
Al-sawṭ: mixing, or it is that you mix two things in your vessel, then beat them with your hand until they are mixed, like al-taswīṭ, and al-miqraʿah, because it mixes flesh with blood.
ج: سياط وأسواط، والنصيب، والشدة، والضرب بالسوط، و من القديد: (فضله) ، ومنقع الماء.
Plural: siyāṭ and aswāṭ, and the portion, and the intensity, and striking with a whip, and from dried meat: (its excess), and a pool of water.
وما يتعاطيان سوطا واحدا: أمرا واحدا.
And what they share as one sawṭ: one matter.
والمسوط: ما يخلط به من عصا ونحوها، كالمسواط، وبلا لام: ولد لإبليس يغري على الغضب.
And al-maswūṭ: what is mixed with, from a stick and the like, like al-miswāṭ, and without the 'lām': an offspring of Iblis that incites anger.
والمسواط: فرس لا يعطي حضره إلا بالسوط.
And al-miswāṭ: a horse that does not give its presence except with a whip.
واستوط أمره: اضطرب، واختلط.
And his affair became istāṭa: disordered, and mixed.
وأموالهم سويطة بينهم: مختلطة.
And their wealth is suwīṭah among them: mixed.
والسويطاء: مرقة كثر ماؤها وثمرها، أي: بصلها وحمصها وسائر الحبوب.
And al-suwayṭāʾ: a broth whose water and contents are abundant, meaning: its onions, chickpeas, and other grains.
وسوط باطل: ضوء يدخل من الكوة في الشمس.
And sawṭ bāṭil: light that enters from the crevice in the sun.
والسياط: قضبان الكراث التي عليها زماليقه.
And al-siyāṭ: the stalks of leeks on which are their seed pods.
وسوط تسويطا: أخرج ذلك، و أمره: خلط فيه.
And he sawṭa taswīṭan: brought that out, and his affair: he mixed in it.
دارة الأسواط: بظهر الأبرق بالمضجع
Dārat al-aswāṭ: on the back of al-Abraq in al-Miḍjaʿ
وساطت نفسي سوطانا، محركة: تقلصت.
And my soul felt suwāṭan, moved: it contracted.